NAIA Baseball Program

Dakota State University Baseball - SD

Dakota State University baseball competes at the NAIA level in Frontier Conference and is based in Madison, SD. Campus enrollment is about 2,071 students. The published acceptance rate is 88%. Recent baseball results include 2026: 21-30-1. Listed coaches include Derrion Hardie, JD Kirchner, Zakk Evers, and Dan Rutan.

Dakota State went 21–30–1 overall and 10–14 in Frontier Conference play, then reached the conference tournament as a No. 4 seed. The Trojans stayed alive with elimination wins before falling one game short of the championship game. Derrion Hardie leads the Madison, South Dakota, NAIA staff. For 2027, the stored signal is a club that can make May noise even when the regular-season ledger sits under .500.

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Program Snapshot

  • Location: Madison, SD
  • Division: NAIA
  • Conference: Frontier Conference
  • School type: Public
  • Campus setting: Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
  • Enrollment: 2,071 students
  • Enrollment by sex: 64% men / 36% women
  • Acceptance rate: 88%
  • Source: U.S. Dept. of Education
  • Average annual cost: $21,057
  • In-state tuition: $9,654
  • Out-of-state tuition: $12,756

Coaching Staff

  • Derrion Hardie, Head Coach
  • JD Kirchner, Graduate Assistant
  • Zakk Evers, Graduate Assistant
  • Dan Rutan, Assistant Coach

Recent Baseball Results

  • 2026: 21-30-1 (eliminated from Frontier Conference tournament one game short of championship game)
  • 2025: 26-24
  • 2024: 36-16
  • 2023: 36-18
  • 2022: 33-18

Members-only details for Dakota State University

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The 2026-27 roster breakdown is available to members, including class makeup, position depth by class, expected openings after this season, handedness, average height and weight by position, and where players come from.

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